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RAILWAY JOINT.

No. 481,758. Patented Aug. 30, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Erice..A

HENRY T. HEY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOADOLPH A. POEHNER, OF SAME PLACE.

RAILWAY-JOINT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 481,758, dated August30, 1892.

Application filed September 24, 1891. Serial No. 406,641. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, t may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY T. HEY, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvationand combination of parts hereinafter set forth.

Figure l represents a plan View of a railjoint embodying my invention,one of the sections of the key being shown as removed from the rail.Fig. 2 represents a side view of the Fig. 3 represents a sectional viewon line c, Fig. 2. Fig. 4L represents a perspective viewof the key forlocking the ends of the rails and one of the bolts and nuts therefor.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspending parts in the severalfigures.

Referring to the drawings, A A designate two adjacent rails connected soas to form a joint, the end of one rail being beveled or of V shape, asshown, and projecting longitudinally, and the adjacent end of the otherrail being recessed to coincide with the beveled or V-shaped end of thefirst rail. The adjacent ends of the web portions of the rails areformed with recesses B and C, respectively, to receive therein the bodyor web portion of each of the sections of the key D, which latter isformed of two parts, each provided with a side piece E adapted toembrace the side of the web of each rail adjacent to the recess thereofin order that the key may be free to move longitudinally on the walls ofsaid recesses without being displaced therefrom when the rails areexpanded or contracted owing to a change in their temperature or fromother causes. The sections of the key are inserted in the recesses B andC from opposite sides of the web and are secured together by bolts F,which pass through openings in said sections and have the nuts G ontheir 'the ends of the rails.

threaded ends. It will be seen that the key prevents either a lateral orvertical movement of one rail without the other, thus locking them inproper position, while allowing for 5o their longitudinal movementthereof due to expansion or contraction of the same. By having the endsof the heads of the rails of V shape orobliquely beveled the wheel ofthe car in crossing the joint is always on both rails, so that there isno unequal wearing of As will be understood, the bevel may notnecessarily be right lined, but may be curved. In case of any repairingof the joint the sections of the key can readily 6o be removed from thesides without moving the rails. lf desired, I may take the plates thatare now in use and form a key with the same in one solid piece. j

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tesecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a rail-joint, two rails, one having a V- shaped projecting end andthe other rail havingarecessed end coinciding with said project- 7o ingend, recesses in the adjacent ends of the webs of said rails, and asliding key applicable and removable endwise in said recesses and havingside pieces embracing the sides of the webs of the rails, one of saidside pieces being connected with the key and the other side pieceadapted to be secured thereto, said parts being combined substantiallyas described.

2. In a rail-joint, two rails having locking ends with coincidingrecesses and a key fitted 8o in said recesses and applicable to andremovable therefrom in endwise direction and permitting the rails tomove longitudinally thereon, the side pieces being connected with saidkey by bolts and embracing the webs of said rails, said parts beingcombined substantially as described.

HENRY T. HEY.

Vitnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERsI-IEIM, A. P. J ENNINes.

